The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-22
LAP OIL AND HAIR DYE.

.,-.o Them NOMaaays-t:ray
re" r,.ir Rather Fashionable.
fo,v men want oil OH. their hair
We. ,.,s ,>said II barber to-;e reporter.
noNaur, M w., vea1s AGO the man who didn't use
"a ien :, ,,ns The exception; now tile man
Dn .oos ,,sc it is the exception. Of
WV .u,.e We are glad Of the change III taste,
:o';f g. + i money in our rockets. Five Years
m aoI Ind to have Il fresh supply Of oil
.s-;oe as1 week; now the same Quantity will
'..t , me a month. TN.
~. "1Iow about dyeing the hair and
be,rl,,' the reporter asked. ~..
SS tThprc has been II greater falling of. in
!. n.o If tlyc than in the use OF hair. oil.''
!as 'aS harhcr continued. "a few years ago
NV, NV wos n large class of gay old fellows
'utr. '.so ayal their hair end whiskers almost
v. ""I Irer1larly as they shaved. Most Of
.sosc men were more or less inclined to
sS snorts or beaus, and always wanted to
,asas Young as possible. Others, how
srs, s we're respectable and steady going
citizens and business men, who gave in to
ther vanity enough to want to keep look
ine Young. There was large class of
ont and out gamblers and sllarpers, who
uemetl to have IN iden it was out Of keep
;ue with their profession to have anything
imi let black whiskcrs and mustuchcs.
4, that nearly ull gamblers or sports
who had rcd or sandy hair OH their face,
or on their head. for tha, matter. used to
have it dyed regularly as black rs they
nuld get it. \ few of these are still
around town. It's easy enough to tell
then because their eyebrows don't match
the rest Of the hair on their face
so YOU don't have much use for hair
lye nowadays" the rcrortcr intcrrogatcd.
to keep up the flow Of tcnsstrial reminis-
cpnces and reflections. which. contrary to
the traditions Of the craft, seemed to show
signs of drying up.
along now and asks to have his n,lstache
or hair Dyed he usually catches. us unprc-
pared, and if we have any dye ON hand ut
all it generally takes q good while to hunt
i, up and get the bottle busted off.
think VIC have only one regular customer
in that line now, and he isn't an old man.
ether He is IL young fellow, whose hair
is black, or nearly black, while his eye
brows and beard are sandy. lie has his
wEiskers and eyebrows dyed to match his
hair, regularly twice Il month.
but young men don't seem to care
nowadays ii their hair and healtlare gray
In fact. they seem to be rather proud of
i. When they really begin to grow old
that is, when they get within Il few laps
Ct 50-thcy get sensitive about it. how
ever. and if th,. arc not bald frequently
inquire rs to the means for preventing
the hair from turning gray. etc.
'Oi, yes. Il great many men use cos
metlc on their mrstaches,' the barber
continued, in response to Il suggestion
IN fact, there are very few who dom
useit. Some time ago most men wouldn't
let barber put any powder on their faces
after shaving. Now nearly all ask for it,
ts iaag!'ablc how particular some men
arc about their hair. No matter how
much care the barber takes about comb
ing and brushing it they arc never salts
l'e'. but always insist on taking the
COMB and brush themselves and arrang.
ing just so, with every hair lying in I.
certain position. .''-Washington Star.